Sussex names

[Geneologius]

Researching BLAKER, BORRER, ISAACSON, HARDWICK, MARCHANT, ROGERS, FULLER, SCRASE, FRIEND, KEMP, LINDFIELD mainly in Brighton, Lewes, Cuckfield area

[Chris in 1066Land]

Hi there
Do you have the 1851  census entries for your sussex names in Cuckfield and Lewes:
Lewes:
Blaker - 14 entries
Borrer - 7 entries
Marchant - 4 entries
Fuller - 28 entries
Scrase - 9 entries
Rogers - 1 entry
Friend - 1 entry
Kemp - 38 entries
Lindfield - 19

Cuckfield:
Blaker - 11 entries
Marchant - 80+ entries
Fuller - 3 entries
Scrase - 14 entries
Friend - 8 entries
Lindfield - 10 entries

Whilst I am not offering to copy them all out - if you have specific names, I will give you the relevant details for that person/family

Chris in 1066Land (Hastings)

[Chris in 1066Land]

Hi again

Over the past few years I have been surveying, photographing, and transcribing the churchyards in Lewes, East Sussex.
The biggest yard is St John Sub Castro - it contains over 10,000 burials of which some 800 still have tombstones.
I am in the final stages of putting this all together, but having a quick look through the database I notice that 'Scrase' first appears in the burial registers in 1780 and there are at least 8 in this particular yard.
Other names that appear in the burial register for this particular church (1800 - 1993) are Fuller - 17 entries; Kemp - 12 entries; Lindfield - 3 entries; Marchant - 3 entries; Rogers - 11 entries and of course the Scrase entries. (.jpg attached of a Scrase headstone)
There are several more yards in Lewes including South Malling, All Saints, Southover, Cliffe, St Michaels, St Annes - and I know some of the names on your list appear in those burial registers and yards. There is a collection of Kemp tombs in South Malling dating from the 1600's and still in excellent readable condition.
Let me know if I can be of any further help to you
Chris in 1066Land (Hastings)

The Inscription on this stone is as follows:
In loving Remembrance/ of/ Emma the wife of/ Charles Scrase/ Who departed this life/ April 17 1884/ Aged 49 years/ 'Thou art my Father my God and/ The rest of my Salvation/

[Chris in 1066Land]

Hi

Attached to this is another .jpg of one of those kemp tombs in South Malling Churchyard.
It reads:
"HERE LYETH YE BODY OF/ MARY THE WIFE OF WILL/ IAM KEMPE THE ELDR SHE/ WAS BVRYED THE 8 DAY OF/ SEPTEMBER 1646/

There are 5 stones, on top of tombs, all grouped together.

Chris in 1066Land (Hastings)

[Geneologius]

Hi Chris
I would be very interested in any BORRER and SCRASE entries whatsoever. Also any BLAKER from Lewes (the Cuckfield ones are what appears to be a separate branch) would be very much appreciated. I assume entries are for individuals and do not refer to families. If I am wrong, then I will try and sort out the particular families I am interested in.

I am overcome by the kindness of your further offers, but I have so many possibilities to ask about that I could overwhelm you, so I will stick with the names above, with one addition, Katherine Louisa BEARD born about 1850 in Lewes according to the 1881 Census, father William.

I have only found one connection to South Malling: Barbara SCRASE married William (Henry?) HOLLINGDALE in 1782, but no known burials.

I noticed your WILSON coat of arms. I have a few WILSON linked to TURNER:
SarahW m WilliamT 1753
and ThomasW m SusannahT 1667
and I would love to discover if they were related as I am discovering lots of intermarriages over the centuries between my families of interest. Do they mean anything at all to you?

I cannot see the SCRASE headstone on the page. I assume it is the system and not me. Shame as the Kemp one is interesting. You are doing a marvellous job recording these.

Chris, thank you again
Regards Chris

[Chris in 1066Land]

Hi Chris

Just picked up your message before I went to bed - had to have a quick look for Katherine Louisa Beard - I think this is what you may be looking for:

HO107 1643 338 - High Street, Lewes.
Beard   William, Head, Marr, 39, Wine Merchant, born Lewes
Beard   Louisa L, Wife, Marr,  born Lewes
Beard   Katherine Louisa, Dau, Unm, 1, born Lewes

Bet thats put a smile on your face

Will have a look for other names you tomorrow - oops, later on today.

Chris in 1066Land (Hastings)

[Chris in 1066Land]

Hi Chris

Here are the 1851 census details for Borrer/Borer in Lewes

HO107 1643 Folio 406, (Castle Precincts) Back of High Street, Lewes

Borrer   William H, Head, Marr, 27, Sawyer, born Lewes
                Grace, Wife, Marr, 27, born Lewes
                William H, Son, Unm, 4, Scholar, born Lewes
                James, Son, Unm, 2, born Lewes

HO107 1643 Folio535 (All Saints) York Street, Lewes
Borrer    James, Head, Marr, 73, Sawyer, born Bletchingly SSX
                Mary, Wife, Marr, 71, Sawyers Wife, born Waldron, SSX
                William, Son, Unm, 37, Sawyer, Mayfield, SSX

There is one other family who spell their name BORER
HO107 1643 Folio 368 (St Peter/St Mary Westout) High Street, Lewes
Borer   James, Head, Marr, 52, Turnkey, born Goodstone, Surrey
                Reb, Wife, Marr, 45, born Newport, Hampshire
                W J, Dau, Unm, 16, At Home, born Lewes
                J B Son, Unm, 14, Scholar, born Lewes
                E, Dau, Unm, 12, Scholar, born Lewes.
                R B, Son, Unm, 5, At Home, born Lewes

Hope they are what you were looking for

Chris in 1066Land (Hastings)  

[Chris in 1066Land]

Hi

Here are the Scrace/Scrase for Lewes - The first one looks very interesting:
HO107 1643 Folio 310 (South Malling) Malling Gate, Lewes

KEMP    William. Head, Marr, 40, Ag Lab, born Bolney, SSX
             Lucy, Wife, Marr, 32, born Banning, Kent.
             Jane Ann, Dau, Unm, 6, Scholar, born South Malling
             George, Son, Unm, 3, born South Malling
SCRACE John, Lodger, Unm, 16, Ag Lab, born All Saints, Lewes
              William, Lodger, Widr, 59, Ag Lab, born Hamsey, SSX


HO107 1643 Folio 544 (All Saints) Albion Street, Lewes

SCRASE George, Head, Marr, 46, General Practioner, born Ringmer, SSX
              Clara, Wife, Marr, 36, Surgeons Wife, born Lewes
              Maria, Dau, Unm, 5, born Lrers
              Emily, Dau, Unm, 3, born Lewes
              Edward, Son, Unm, 1, born Lewes

There are 2 single entries
Scrace Mary, Visiting Relative, Wid, 74, Pauper Carpenters Wife, birth unknown (Home of Whapham)
and
Scrace William, Servant, Unm, 26, Loader/Gen Servant, born Brighton. (Home of Fuller)

More to follow

Chris in 1066Land (Hastings)

[Chris in 1066Land]

Its him again!

Here are the Scrace entries for Cuckfield for the 1851 Census:

There are only two families in Cuckfield with the SCRACE surname and they look like they could be brothers plus their wives also came from the same village (Slaugham) - so could be two brothers marrying two sisters!!

HO107 1643 Folio 207, Little Bentley, Cuckfield.
SCRACE Richard, Head, Marr, 38, Farm Labourer, born Cuckfield
                 Elizabeth, Wife, Marr, 32, born Slaugham, SSX
                 James, Son, Unm, 10, born Cuckfield
                 John, Son, Unm, 8, born Cuckfield
                 Susan, Dau, Unm, 6, born Cuckfield
                 Esther, Dau, Unm, 2, born Cuckfield

HO107 1643 Folio 200, Scotland Cottage, Cuckfield
SCRACE William, Head, Marr, 34, Farm Labourer, born Cuckfield,
                 Sarah, Wife, Marr, 34, born Slaugham, SSX
                 Mary, Dau, Unm, 11, born Cuckfield
                 Priscilla, Dau, Unm, 9, born Cuckfield
                 Roda, Dau, Unm, 7, born Cuckfield
                 Sarah, Dau, Unm, 5, born Cuckfield
                 William, Son, Unm, 3, born Cuckfield
                 Esther, Dau, Unm, 10months, born Cuckfield

There is one single entry which looks very interesting:
Searse Mary, Servant, Unm, 21, House Servant, born Cuckfield
but she is a servant in the house of William Marchant, Baker/Farmer of 13 Acres and his wife Ann    
(NB - that Searse could be a transcription error for Scrase)

Thats all for now - look forward to our next communication

 Chris in 1066Land (Hastings)